THE SITUATION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA AGRICULTURE

Abstract

According to the research done by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bosnia and Her- zegovina has about 20 % of the poor population, with 80 % people living in rural areas. The main activity of this vulnerable category is agriculture. The state can solve the problem of poverty in the villages only by focusing on the environment conducive to economic growth and planning of the economy. The key to the solution of the “economy of poverty“ are effective agricultural policies which are aimed at achieving the objectives of the long-term develop- ment strategy for the agricultural sector. Most countries of the world consider agriculture to be a strategic industry. Nominally, Bosnia and Herzegovina shares this view. Nominally, Bosnia and Herzegovina shares this view. In reality, many levels of government, along with other nonconforming agricultural policies that they implement, make a tangled web in which the agricultural sector has been implicated. In such situations, it is almost impossible to assess the exact effects of the existing policies. However, given the constant trade deficit in agri-food sector and a permanent discontent of farmers, the diagnosis is imposed by itself.